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UNIT ONE: ORIENTATION
Welcome to Driver Education
The average number of miles an American will during a life time or almost 3 trips to the Moon from Earth. 813000 miles
The required number of hours the new driver will spend in formal driver education,
classroom & behind the wheel. 36 hours
The number of practice hours required by law a new driver must spend with mentor. 60 Hours
The average number of miles you may have already driven your new driver .216080 milesMilestones on the
Driver Education Path
Who is my driving coach and why do I need one?
What is the GLS or the graduated license system?
What does a driving school do for me?
What am I supposed to do in driver education?
Who is supposed to teach me how to drive?
What Are We Doing Today?
• The student will define the roles and responsibilities of the driving school, the new driver, and the driving coach.
• The student will evaluate how the driving coach drives every day.
• The student will define changes in laws and practices since the coach may have obtained a license.
• The student will define the Graduated Licensing System (GLS) and why it is important
• The student and the coach will determine how to be a supportive
driving coach for the new driver.
Partnership to Safe Driving
New Driver
Driving Coach
Driving School
Part Of The Process: Driving School
What is driver education? 30 hours of classroom instruction
Includes a quiz after each unit and a final exam.Can only use curriculum developed and
approved by the MVA .To complete driver education, student must
score at least 80% on the final.
Part Of The Process: Driving School
What will new drivers learn ? Unit One Orientation Unit Two Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings Unit Three Getting Started Unit Four Breaking Away Unit Five Driving in Neighborhoods Unit Six Driving on Urban, Suburban, & Rural Roads Unit Seven Driving on Expressways Unit Eight Collisions, Malfunctions, & Adverse
Conditions Unit Nine Making Good Decisions Unit Ten Owning a Vehicle and Final
Part Of The Process: Driving School
6 Hours of Behind the Wheel Training Must be completed in cars with instructor brakes. Vehicles must be in good working order. Routes are pre-planned & available for inspection . Students must pass a final with a score of 80% or
above. Coaches are welcome to ride along and observe. Coaches should plan to spend time after each BTW
getting recap and practice tips.
Part of the Process: Driving SchoolWho Teaches Driver Education?
Instructors trained by the driving schools and tested by the MVA.
Go through background check and have driving records by MVA.
Must wear a badge from the MVA identifying themselves as certified driver education instructors.
WorriedNervous Holding on to Keys
ConcernedWant to helpSharing the keys with new driver
Part Of The Process: Coach & Parent
COACHES
Parents Are The Key
http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/socialmedia/video-cdctv.html
Who Is A Good Driving Coach?
Nervous?
Part Of The Process: The Coach
Stay involved with driver education.
Help the new driver practice skills learned in classroom and Behind the Wheel lessons.
Insure the Rookie Skills Log and Practice Guide is completed accurately, and keep accurate records of training.
Be a model driver.
Be a great coach.
Parent/ Coach RightsParent/ Coach Rights Parent/Coach Responsibilities Parent/Coach Responsibilities
To visit the driving school and see all licenses and certifications.
To observe any class session in which their new driver is included.
To have the entire program completed within 18 weeks of the first day of class.
To refrain from interfering with the instruction.
To take an active role in his/her student’s driver education.
To alert the owner or manager of the driving school about any problems before contacting an outside agency.
Part Of The Process: The Coach
What Are The Coach’s Responsibilities?
Use the Rookie Driver Skills Log and Practice Guide to keep accurate records and monitor student progress.
The New Driver & Coach Practice Guide reinforces information learned in the classroom and behind the wheel.
A parent – new driver agreement Suggestions for an agreement the
coach and a new driver can use to ensure safe and legal driving: Times when the new driver can drive, People with whom the new driver can
drive, Roads where the new driver can drive, And consequences for failing to follow
rules.
What Are The Coach’s Responsibilities?
Use the Rookie Skills Log and Practice Guide.
What is in the Rookie Skills Log?
What Are The Coach’s Responsibilities?
Use the Rookie Skills Log and Practice Guide. Lesson Instructions A break down of all the skills a new driver will need and a
step by step guide to practicing those skills. Step by step guide for all the skills a new driver will
need. Follows the MVA approved curriculum Useful to coordinate with school for BTW sessions. Can also be used to guide practice activities with new
driver.
What are the coach’s responsibilities?
Use the Rookie Skills Log and Practice Guide. Log A log to document the times when the new driver practices.
List all hours completed. Remember that some of the hours must be completed at night.
Certification Page A page where the parent, guardian, or mentor certify, on penalty of
perjury, that the new driver has completed 60 hours of practice. (After lesson instructions)
What Are The Coach’s Responsibilities?
Define what makes a good, safe driver and why it is important for you and your new
driver.
Figure out what the new driver already knows about driving.
Make a plan before starting & give clear and specific directions when practicing .
Stay focused on coaching when driving.
Try to catch the new driver doing well. Be a great coach for the new driver.
What Are The Coach’s Responsibilities?
Be a model driver. Always obey the speed limit. Always wear your safety belt and make sure
that all passengers are as well. Always avoid distraction. Know the updated laws and regulations.
What has changed since your coach
took Driver Education?
Your parent or guardian signed for you to get a license, and you refuse to obey traffic laws and drive safely, he/she can:
a) ground you until you turn 21.b) withdraw consent for the
provisional license until you turn 18.
c) hope nothing bad happens. d) take away the keys.
Changes In Driver Education
What is the proper following distance?
a) 1 car length for each ten miles of speed.b) 3 – 4 seconds under ideal conditions. c) You can see the rear tires of the car in front
of you when stopped. d) As long as you can see the license plate, you
are far enough.
Changes In Driver Education
What is the proper hand position on the steering wheel? a) 10:00 and 2:00b) 9:00 and 3:00c) One hand on the coffee and the
other on a cell phone.d) 8:00 and 4:00 e) Drivers should have two hands on
the steering wheel and be fully in control of the vehicle.
Changes In Driver Education
Changes in Driver EducationWhen a driver sees an emergency vehicle on the side of the road,
a) the driver should reduce speed and change lanes to give as much room as possible to the emergency/ law enforcement vehicle.
b) the driver should reduce speed and move as far over as possible in the current lane if unable to change lanes.
c) maintain speed and position because emergency personnel took road position and traffic into account when stopping.
Changes in Driver EducationHow far should a driver be from a cyclist who
is driving legally on the far right side of the road?
a) Not less than two feetb) Not less than three feetc) Not less than five feetd) No set legal requirement
Who is required to wear a safety belt as of October 1, 2013?
a) The front seat passengers and any other passenger sixteen and under.
b) The front seat passengers only and any children under 8 years old in a car seat/booster.
c) All occupants, no matter their age or their position in the vehicle.
Changes In Driver Education
a) a driver with a provisional license.b) a driver with a learner’s permit.c) a fully licensed driver.d) all of the above.
Changes In Driver Education
As of October 1, 2013, it is a primary offense for all Maryland Drivers to use a cell phone while driving. a) True, no licensed driver may use a cell
phone while driving.
b) False, learner’s permit and provisional drivers may not use a cell phone at all and fully licensed drivers may only use hands free device but cannot be stopped just for cell phone use.
c) True, learner’s permit and provisional drivers may not use a cell phone at all and fully licensed drivers may be stopped and cited for failing to use a hands free device.
Changes In Driver Education
When you get a new driver’s license, you can designate three people as emergency contacts. Contact information is visible to law enforcement and emergency personnel if you are in an accident and cannot speak for yourself.
True False
Changes in Driver Education
According to Maryland Law, all Maryland vehicles must be covered by vehicle insurance, or the vehicle owner will face suspension of registration and fines from the MVA.
True False
You must, by law, also carry proof of insurance in your vehicle at all times.
Changes In Driver Education
The graduated licensing system or GLS is:
a. a set of recommendations that should be adopted whenever possible.
b. a set of guidelines that a coach may want to adopt so a new driver will be as safe as possible.
c. a set of laws that you, as a supervising driver or as the person who has signed to allow your new driver to obtain a driver’s license, are required to enforce.
Changes In Driver Education
Part Of The Process: The New Driver
Strive to be a safe and legal driver at all times.
Participate actively in the driver education process. Listen. Take notes.
Obey the laws.
Hold school and coach accountable and be accountable to them.
Graduated Licensing System: What is it? • A system designed to ensure new drivers
have both experience and knowledge prior to being allowed to drive without supervision.
• Maryland has a three stage system: • Learner’s Instructional Permit (or Learner’s
Permit) • Provisional License• Full License
What Does The New Driver Have To Do?
• Why does Maryland have a GLS? Motor vehicle crashes remain the highest cause
of death for 16 – 17 year olds.
Provisions of the GLS target situations when new drivers have historically had higher crash rates.
According to a recent JHU/NHTSA study, GLS helps reduce teen crashes by as much as 20%.
What Does The New Driver Have To Do?
Step One of the Graduated Licensing System: Learner’s Instructional Permit• May receive learner’s permit at 15 years and 9 months.
• Under 18, must have parent or legal guardian’s signature.
• Must pass vision screening and knowledge test .
• If under 16, must provide a completed Learner's Permit School Attendance Certification form (DL-300) to an MVA official during the learner's permit application process.
• Must hold learner’s permit violation free for at least nine (9) months.
What Does The New Driver Do: Follow The GLS Laws
What Must The New Driver Do: Driver Education
Each student has the right to: An MVA certified competent and courteous instructor.
be taught in an informative, interesting and challenging manner.
experience the full 36 hour program.
attend class in a safe, secure, and fully equipped classroom.
What Must The New Driver Do: Driver Education
Each student has the responsibility to • to respect the instructor and the property of the
driving school.
• to arrive prepared, alert, on time and ready to participate.
• to avoid distractions like talking with other students or using a cell phones.
• to accept constructive feedback.
When a new driver goes to obtain a learner’s permit, he/she will be given the option to register or to not register as an organ, eye and tissue donor.
Choosing not to register or to register has no impact on a new driver’s ability to obtain a license.
New drivers may choose to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, but the parent or guardian will make the final donation decision for anyone under 18.
Even if the new driver chooses not to register when getting new license, he/she can always initiate a conversation with parents or guardians or register online at www.DonateLifeMaryland.org
Becoming An Organ Donor
Donate Life
What Must The New Driver Do: Follow The GLS Laws
While driving, learner's permit holders must: • Be accompanied by a qualified supervising
driver who is 21 years or older and has held a license for a minimum of 3 years.
• Not text or use a cell phone except for emergency 911 calls.
Where should the supervising driver be? • The supervising driver must be seated beside the new
driver at all times, with no other front seat occupants.
Step Two: Provisional License
• Must be at least 16 years and 6 months.
• Must complete drivers education program.
• Must submit a completed and signed Practice and Skills Log to document a minimum of 60 hours.
• Must have a valid unexpired learner’s permit and held that permit for at least 9 months.
• Must have no moving violations for the previous nine months.
• Must successfully pass the driving skills test.
How To Get Your Provisional License
Restrictions On Provisional Licenses
• Provisional drivers under the age of 18 are not permitted to carry passengers under the age of 18, except for family members, for the first five (5) months of licensure. o Violations may result in a suspension of driving
privileges.
Provisional drivers under the age of 18 may not drive between 12 Midnight and 5 a.m. unless for school, sports, job or volunteer work.
Restrictions On Provisional Licenses
If a co-signer withdraws consent while the licensee is a minor, the MVA must CANCEL THE LICENSE.
May not operate a motor vehicle while using any wireless communication device (e.g. cell phone or text messaging device) except for emergencies. Violations may result in a suspension of driving privileges.
Zero alcohol tolerance (.02) under age 21.
Must have all passengers in the vehicle using seat belts.
GLS For Drivers Over 25
Must hold a learner’s permit for 45 days without any moving violations or probation before judgment for any moving violation.
Must have completed a Maryland MVA approved standardized driver education program.
Must complete at least 14 hours of supervised behind the wheel driving (3 hours of which must occur during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise).
Must have an eligible supervising driver complete a Practice Skills log and certification page .
Restrictions For New Drivers Over 25
If the applicant has been convicted of a moving violation, Required to hold the permit for a minimum of 9 months following the
most recent date the individual was convicted of a moving violation. Must meet the rest of the GLS requirements before he/she is eligible to
take a skills driving test. If a new driver is under 25 years old when he/she obtains a
first GLS learner’s permit and then turns 25 afterwards, he/she may take the skills driving test if:
He / She has held a permit at least 45 days. He/ She has completed at least 14 hours of supervised driving, with at
least 3 hours taking place after dark He / She has completed the driver education program He / She had an eligible supervising driver complete a Practice Skills
Log and certification page.
Step Three: Drivers License
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must hold provisional license at least 18 months.
Must not have received any moving violations.
MVA will automatically mail out conversion card which must be carried with provisional license.
Coaches,Driving Schools,
& New Drivers
Each of us is part of the process to
insure safe driving for a life time.
Average annual cost of teen driving crashes according to Center for Disease Control
Average number of injuries for 15-20 year olds annually on American roads.
27,000,000,000Average number of crashes for 15-20 year old drivers on
American roads.
187,0001,315,000
Average number of 15 – 20 year olds who are killed every year on American roads. 2007
Because the consequences are real…….
